May 2011
8 posts
“It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one’s...”
– Aldous Huxley, novelist (1894-1963)
Postcards
At first I sent you a postcard From every city I went to. Grüsse aus Bath, aus Birmingham, Aus Rotterdam, aus Tel Aviv. Mit Liebe. Cards from you arrived In English, with many commas. Hope, you’re fine and still alive, Says one from Hong Kong. By that time We weren’t writing quite as often. Now we’re nearly nine years away From the lake and the blue mountains, And the room with...
asofterworld
‘Hello, there should be more advice about dealing with depression when you’re stupid and worthless, so here is a self help exercise. Today’s assignment is simple. Just go out and get on the bus. It doesn’t matter which bus. Whichever bus comes next. Get on, and just go. You could ride that bus to the very end, thank the driver, and then walk into the woods and just die. Just lay down right there...
February 2011
4 posts
Dave Eggers: About The Man Who Began Flying After...
When he met her and they liked each other a great deal, he heard things better, and in his eyes the lines of the physical world were sharper than before. He was smarter, he was more aware, and he thought of new things to do with his days. He considered activities which before had been vaguely intriguing but which now seemed urgent, and which must, he thought, be done with his new companion. He...
“I’m looking for a book, he told the librarian, who had cared for the...”
– Everything is Illuminated, Jonathan Safran Foer
January 2011
8 posts
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald (via waterinmyveins, weepingclouds)
“”Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think....”
– A.A. Milne (via quote-book)
“You can teach a man to draw a straight line, and to cut one; to strike a curved...”
– John Ruskin, from The Stones of Venice
lordjohnmarbury:
flickflickflicker:
“Brod discovered 613 sadnesses, each perfectly unique, each a singular emotion, no more similar to any other sadness than to anger, ecstasy, guilt, or frustration. Mirror Sadness. Sadness of Domesticated Birds. Sadness of Being Sad in Front of One’s Parent. Humor Sadness. Sadness of Love Without Release.”
Everything Is Illuminated, Jonathan Safran Foer.
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December 2010
11 posts
November 2010
6 posts
“I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education.”
– Wilson Mizner (via quote-book)
so much joy it hurts: The Art of Disappearing,... →
kathleenjoy:
When they say Don’t I know you? say no. When they invite you to the party remember what parties are like before answering. Someone telling you in a loud voice they once wrote a poem. Greasy sausage balls on a paper plate. Then reply. If they say We should get together say why? It’s not that you…
textsfromlastnight:
(860): i will replace your cream cheese. there’s enough for breakfast. you are my friend. i had guests we wanted bagels so bad im sorry. i left you notes. i love you. you have enough for a bagel or two and i will get you more. you are so pretty.
October 2010
12 posts
“The world is a dangerous place. Not because of those who do evil, but because of...”
– Albert Einstein (via jacvanek, whiskyandwhimsy) (via literatenonsense)
1 tag
September 2010
3 posts
